He soon finds himself on a quest with the King’s magus to steal an object thought to be a mere legend.

The basic pitch for book 1, The Thief: Gen, our titular character, lands himself in the King’s jail after some loud boasting about being able to steal anything. I’m sorry for yelling, but these are books that are full of unexpected turns and I think the best way to enjoy them is to just go in knowing nothing. I’ll go read the book descriptions and see if-” NO. And if you read it eons ago and didn’t realize there were other books in the series, now is a great time for a reread. If you haven’t read The Thief, please, please, please do. I’m going to plead my cause to you, my fellow readers. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. How did this happen? It’s a beloved, well respected, critically acclaimed, award winning series, and yet I was one of two people in my Twitter feed who was Tweeting about The Return of the Thief. I wasn’t upset that the series was ending I was distraught when I realized I literally had one bookish friend with whom I could talk to about the books. While I would have happily spent the next 20 years patiently waiting for the occasional new chapter in the fantasy world Turner crafted, I understand that fictional stories have to end. What joy! Such happiness! And then we read the announcement again, and realized it was to be the final book written for the series. We are a patient lot, and it gave us more time to digest, enjoy, and reread the books again.īut then, in the spring of 2018, Turner announced a new book in the saga, and shocked us all that summer by revealing a release date a mere two years after the last book (the release date has since been pushed back to August 2020). Sequels were released years and years apart (including a seven year wait between books 2 and 3), which was honestly fine with fans of the series.

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner made its debut in 1996, was named a Newbery Honor book, and was a runner up for the Newbery Medal. Next year, the final book in a YA series over 20 years in the making will be released.

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